Senator calls for US support for Iranian protesters, rejects military action
US Senator Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday Iran is facing widespread unrest as millions of people protest against the country’s government, urging US support for what he described as legitimate demands for freedom while warning against military intervention.
“Iran is in turmoil. Millions of people are rising up against the autocratic government. Not surprisingly, the regime is responding brutally by killing thousands of protestors, according to some estimates," Independent Senator of Maine posted on X.
"The Iranian people have the right to determine their own future and the United States should support their legitimate aspirations for freedom and democracy. But we must not do so at the barrel of a gun," he said.
He called on Trump administration to refrain from any military option and suggested other support in forms of helping civil society.
"The United States must support the Iranian people. We must join the Iranian people in demanding the immediate end of government violence against protestors, an immediate end to the media and internet blackout and censorship currently in place, and internationally supervised free elections so that the people of Iran can determine their own future," Sanders said.
